Seattle · Seed–Series A · 39 people tracked
Investment thesis
Global Partnerships is an impact-first fund manager focused on expanding opportunity for people living in poverty. Through its affiliated funds, it invests in social enterprises that offer market-based products and services enabling people to earn income and improve their lives. GP operates multiple active investment initiatives spanning areas such as smallholder farmer market access and women-centered finance with health, targeting underserved populations. Its emphasis is on measurable social impact alongside financial sustainability, deploying capital to enterprises that serve low-income and marginalized communities, particularly women, who disproportionately bear the burden of limited access to health and financial services.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 18, 2026.
Team · 39 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 22 of 74 portfolio companiesFintech ×14Impact & Social Good ×14AgTech ×4Digital Health ×2FoodTech ×2Healthtech ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1B2B Marketplaces ×1
HQs:United States×4Colombia×3Guatemala×3Kenya×2Peru×2Uganda×2
Investments · 74 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAgora Microfinance Zambia (AMZ) is a microfinance institution providing financial products to low-income, rural households, small farmers, and rural entrepreneurs in Zambia.
FintechImpact & Social GoodLusaka, ZM
Susan Chibanga(CEO)
Co-investorsMCE Social Capital
Amped Innovation designs and manufactures off-grid solar systems and appliances for solar-rich environments, building its own circuits, software, and mechanical components.
CleantechEnergyHardwarePalo Alto, US
Kurt Kuhlmann(Executive Officer, Director)inWhitney Goodwin(Executive Officer, Director)Andrea Kleissner(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAutodesk FoundationFINCA VenturesSilicon Valley
Arariwa is a Peruvian organization that works with rural communities to promote sustainable development through environmental management, sustainable local economic development, strengthening of local and regional institutions, and inclusive community social development.
AgTechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsMCE Social Capital
Co-investorsPerivoli Innovations
Co-investorsMCE Social Capital
Avanza Sólido S.A. de C.V. is a SOFOM ENR, a Mexican non-bank financial institution offering financial products regulated under Mexico's Buró de Entidades Financieras.
Fintech
Co-investorsCapria VenturesCeniarthMCE Social Capital
Co-investorsNigeria Sovereign Investment Authority
Banco Contactar is a Colombian bank offering microcredit, investment products, and business strengthening programs with technical advisory and financing to support financial inclusion and the growth of urban and rural businesses.
FintechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsAccion
BRAC is a Global South-led development organisation founded in 1972 in Bangladesh that works to reduce poverty through social development programmes, microfinance/financial inclusion, and social enterprises.
FintechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsMCE Social Capital
BRAC Rwanda Microfinance Company PLC provides microfinance services, including loans, savings products, and financial literacy training, primarily to women, smallholder farmers, small business owners, and youth living in poverty in rural areas of Rwanda.
FemTechFintechImpact & Social Good
BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd (BUBL) is a Tier 2 credit institution offering microfinance, savings, and banking services, with collateral-free micro-loans provided to individual women and services aimed at people living in poverty.
FintechImpact & Social Good
Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Norandino is a savings and credit cooperative serving members in the Peruvian Amazon region, offering financial services with a focus on sustainable development.
Fintech
Co-investorsCeniarthMCE Social Capital
Diagnostikare is a physician-designed digital health platform that combines technology with human support to deliver reliable, people-centered healthcare experiences.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Lakewood, US
TRACIE CORDEIRO(Executive Officer)NICOLE EUBANKS(Executive Officer)CAITLIN SCOTT(Executive Officer)JAMES F WOOD(Director)REBECCA CUETO(Executive Officer)SERGIO AVILA GARCIA(Executive Officer)
FUNDAP is a private, non-profit foundation working to reduce poverty and support development for low-income people and communities in Guatemala's Central Altiplano and northwestern and southwestern regions.
FintechImpact & Social Good
Fundación Génesis Empresarial is a Guatemalan nonprofit focused on sustainable socioeconomic development, financial and technological inclusion, offering financing and support services to families, largely rural and women, across Guatemala.
FintechImpact & Social Good
Global Partnerships is an investment fund manager that deploys capital to social enterprises providing market-based products and services for people living in poverty, focused on income generation and life improvement.
FintechImpact & Social GoodSeattle, US
Bill Clapp(Co-founder)
Good Nature Agro is an agriculture company operating in Zambia, working with legume farmers.
AgTechImpact & Social GoodLusaka, ZM
Co-investorsCeniarthFINCA VenturesGoodwell Investments
Kwanza Tukule is an AI-enabled food and FMCG super-distributor serving informal retailers such as dukas, kiosks, and mama mbogas across East Africa.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainNairobi, KE
Co-investorsElea Foundation for Ethics in GlobalizationMercy Corps Ventures
Manos Campesinas is a second-tier cooperative in Guatemala that unites 7 base organizations representing over 1,000 small coffee producers, providing marketing and export services for their coffee.
AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social Good
A Colombian microcredit lender offering loans to individuals and small business owners for purposes such as business growth, education, home improvements, vehicle purchase and repair, and environmentally focused investments like ecotourism and agriculture.
Fintech
PADECOM Crédito is a microfinance provider offering inclusive financial products and services, including credit and savings, aimed at entrepreneurs and small business owners.
FintechImpact & Social GoodSan Miguel, SV
Penda Health operates a network of medical centers in Nairobi providing outpatient, home-based, specialist, and diagnostic care, along with telemedicine, to patients and corporate partners.
Digital HealthHealthtechNairobi, KE
Co-investorsFINCA VenturesNovastar Ventures
Tugende provides asset finance to micro, small, and medium enterprises in Africa, starting with motorcycle taxi drivers in Uganda who can own their productive assets within 24 months.
FintechImpact & Social GoodMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsCeniarthEnza Capital
Turaco provides simple, affordable microinsurance products for mass-market and underserved customers in Africa, delivered through partnerships with brands and financial institutions.
FintechImpact & Social GoodInsurTechWilmington, US
Charles Welden(Director)Rachel Levenson(Director)Theodore Pantone(Director)Peter Gross(Director)Brekly Pantone(Director)
Co-investorsAfricInvestAmbassadors Impact NetworkEnza CapitalMercy Corps VenturesMusha VenturesOperator Stack+2 more
Uni2 operates a network of physical branch offices across Colombia offering in-person customer service, including a dedicated cargo/freight location in Antioquia.
YYTZ Agro processes and supplies cashew nuts, operating a mechanized cashew processing facility and offering full farm-to-table traceability.
AgTechFoodTechToronto, CA
Co-investorsFINCA Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Global Partnerships made?
- Global Partnerships has 74 tracked investments.
- What stage does Global Partnerships invest at?
- Global Partnerships invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Global Partnerships focus on?
- Global Partnerships focuses on AgTech, Digital Health, Fintech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is Global Partnerships located?
- Global Partnerships is headquartered in Seattle, US.
- Who does Global Partnerships co-invest with?
- Global Partnerships most often shares deals with MCE Social Capital, Ceniarth, FINCA Ventures, among 18 tracked co-investors.
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